[hblug] recycling older PCs

[chris morris]

> Around 50% that use their computers
> regularly (even for emails) will look at adopting Vista in the first
> year if it is reccomended by the powers that be in SeniorNet. 
Vista looks like its gonna be a bigger can of worms than XP was when it 
was first launched.

http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/drm_in_tatters_first_hddvd_rip.html

http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
> We could build the servers under Chris's direction. I feel it would give
> us credibility to have someone in the industry in charge of this aspect.
>   
Sorry Michael - I've had no experience ( yet ) setting up thin client 
servers
Others in the Lug may have had..
> For the servers we could charge the education department. I have no
> doubt we could also get the parts (NetBoot LAN cards) cheaper because
> they are for education.
>